The time-honored Japanese garden. The Japanese traditional Garden; it was originally built in the 1754 for Kuroda Tsugutaka who was the lord of Fukuoka clan. You can feel Japanese traditional cultures and enjoy Tea Ceremony.        

Yusentei Garden…の続きを読む

  The most historical and traditional local shopping street in Hakata. The entrance of the shopping street is located next to Kushida Shrine. Approximately 130 shops built in the 400 metre arcade.     There are also souvenir shops including Hakata dolls, shops collected Hakata Gion Yamakasa goods, restaurants included Ramen shop where the birth place of Nagahama Ramen.   On the weekend, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, various events are held at the Event square.      

Kawabata-dori Shopping Street…の続きを読む

  Lighted up Iron tree   The 205 metre high Stack at the Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal / Yawata Works is lighted up during week end, every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.     The stack is called as Iron tree, the colour is changed from pink to blue, yellow, green and white gradually.   The best view place to watch is Asano Shikaze park, located in fromt of West Japan General Exhibition Center      General information     Address 1 Konomi-machi, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture Access 5 minutes walk from JR Kokura Station to Asano Shiokaze park    Contact us      Should you need further information please feel free to contact us. Your equiry can be sent by selecting the Enquiry Form link below.  Enquiry Form    You can also contact us by e-mail at info@japan-kyushu-tourist.com Tel :  +81-93-521-8897 , Fax :  +81-93-521-8898 Address :  AIM buiding 6th floor, 3-8-1 Asano, Kokura-kitaku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture     

Kitakyushu Iron tree…の続きを読む

  Main street in Yufuin located at the foot of mount Yufu. The avenue is started near JR Yufuin Station and connected to Kinrinko lake. Through Yunotsubo Avenue, it takes about 30 minutes on foot from JR Yufuin Station to Kinrinko lake.     There are 70 shops, gift shop, galleries, curiosity item shops as well as cafes.     Along the Oita River, which is one street away, it is a recommended walking spot where you can enjoy the seasonal scenery, and you can find a tranquil atmosphere of Yufuin.    

Yunotsubo Avenue…の続きを読む

  Floral Village is the amusement facility that recreated the street of the Cotswolds region in England, which was also used as the location for Harry Potter. Cute owls welcome you in OWL’s FORESR.     You can enjoy strolling, gourmet and shopping with beautiful flowers in the Village, and there is Alice in Wonderland shop here.      

Yufuin Floral Village…の続きを読む

                                                                                                                                         HOME    It is a railway theme park organized by JR Kyushu, showing the  history of Kyushu Railways. Consists of 3 areas; main building, train exhibition hall and mini railroad park. The main building has diverted from the original Kyushu Railway Headquarters red brick building built in 1891.    Steam locomotive C59  manufactured in 1941  Electric limited express  train manufactured 1969  Exhibit the trains used  during Meiji era       General information   Address 3-29 Kiyotaki, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture Access A Short walk from JR Mojiko Station Open hours 9:00 to 17:00 Admission fee JPY 300 Days closed 2nd Wednesday except August, 2nd Wednesday and Thursday in July       Home  Tailor-made tours　Study tours　Christian Pilgrimage tours　Golf tour   Kyushu tour packages    

Kyushu Railway Museum…の続きを読む

  The museum is a Christian Pilgrimage site shows History of Christianity in Amakusa and Shimabara Rebellion which was a peasant uprising agaist bakufu’s persecution of Christians under the leadership of Amakusa Shiro in 1637.      

Amakusa Shiro Memorial Hall…の続きを読む

  Tomioka Castle was built in 1602, one year after Terasawa Shimanokami hirotaka came to Amakusa. Although Amakusa ruled by proxy for Terasawa from Tomioka Castle, he revelled with his army in the Shimabara Rebellion in 1637. After the rebellion, Yamasaki Kainokami Ieharu ruled from the castle, and which was restored and enlarged to its present form.       

Tomioka Castle Ruins…の続きを読む

  Sakitshu is a Christian Pilgrimage site and has been registered on UNESCE World Heritage as Hidden Christian site Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region. A Gothic-looking church is located on a cove of a fishing village. In 1934, a French priest Augustin Halbout MEP purchased the premises of the former village headman and built a wooden and concrete finished church, with Tetsukawa Yosuke’s design and construction. He placed the altar at the very site where fumie or a test to ensure non-allegiance to Christianity had been conducted.    

Sakitsu Church…の続きを読む

  Amakusa, is located in a southern part of Kumamoto, and consists of Shimo-jima,Kami-jima and many other islands varied in size.   Connecting the islands of Amakusa with the inland of Kumamoto via the Uto Peninsula are Amakusa Gokyo or Amakusa Five Bridge.     Amakusa cruise You can enjoy the beautiful scenery of Amakusa from the sea on a cruise.           Dolphins watching cruise Approximately 300 wild Dolphins live in the sea between the Shimabara Peninsula and Amakusa. The dolphin watching cruises have become increasingly popular for all ages, especially because it is possible to see the dolphins so close that you could almost touch them.      

Amakusa cruise…の続きを読む